On Hungary – Judy Maltz in Haaretz:

‘An open letter signed by hundreds of Hungarian Jews has thrust a widening rift within the Jewish community over Israel's war in Gaza into full public view. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Jews live in Hungary, making it home to one of the largest Jewish populations in Central Europe.’

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‘"We differ in many ways, but we agree on one thing: The one-sided, extreme statements of the current Israeli government and the influential Hungarian Jewish organizations and opinion makers in the Hungarian public discourse do not represent our opinion," the letter states. "We are speaking out to say that these influential actors do not act in our name, nor do they speak in our name. But we are here too."’

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‘Among the prominent Hungarians Jews who signed the letter are: Zsuzsa Fritz, an educator and former director of the Jewish Community Center of Budapest; Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned expert on trauma and addiction; theater director Kriszta Székely; film director Ádám Breier; Katalin Kelemen, Hungary's first female rabbi; Lajos Parti Nagy, one of the country's most distinguished poets; Holocaust historian László Karsai; and jazz musician László Dés.’

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‘Writing in Szomat, a Jewish political and cultural magazine, philosopher György Gábor accused the "self-proclaimed 'humane' Hungarian Jews" who signed the letter of hypocrisy and a desire to be perceived as "good Jews."
Addressing the claim that the country's Jewish establishment does not represent the group, Gábor wrote: "Well, thank goodness! Because if this letter represented Hungarian Jewry, then we would be sending a message to the whole world: The Jewish community is incapable of standing up for itself and Israel's most fundamental right to security and self-defense. We would be creating the impression that Jewry itself believes those false narratives that relativize genocidal attacks and blur the distinction between victim and aggressor. And this is not solidarity, but self-surrender."’

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‘Mazsihisz – the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities and the country's largest Jewish organization, which is affiliated with the liberal Neolog movement – declined to comment on the letter. Chabad, the Orthodox outreach movement known for its close ties to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, also did not respond to a request for comment.’

Read the article here.

‘The Jewish community is incapable of standing up for itself and Israel's most fundamental right to security and self-defense.’

No distinction between Israel and the Jewish community outside Israel? What kind of philosophy is that?

Once again, the problem with the production of the victim identity is that it always legitimizes aggression. (Todorov)